Trait Approaches to Personality.pptVIP

ATP PAID 2, Traits Trait Approaches to Personality Lecture contents From cardinal to basic traits Issue 1: What and where are traits? Issue 2: What use are traits? Traits: The gist Personal (‘internal’) rather than situational (‘external’) Stable rather than transitory (across time) Consistent rather than inconsistent (across ‘similar’ situations) General rather than specific (across ‘different’ situations) Universal dimensions: Individual differences (across people) Manifest, latent, or manifest because latent? Potential vs. actual Internal vs. interactive Explanation vs. description